Volume 2 Southern Continent Chapter 59 Hot Blood (2)

  Looking at the Ming army biting down on the right wing of the great army, Li Shuangxi thoughtfully said: "I didn't expect that there would still be a few hot-blooded men in the Ming army."

  Du Xun urged on one side: "General, don't get entangled with them, leave some people to annihilate them, and the main force will continue to advance."

  "Hum, what are you talking about?" Li Shuangxi sneered: "Each will have their own share!"

  He is the adopted son of the new emperor, and he also controls the imperial camp. He is young and vigorous, and it's really unknown how much grievance Du Heng has swallowed on this road... But Du Heng can only swallow his saliva, turn his face away, and pretend not to hear the words that scold him from behind.

  In the mighty Ming dynasty, he was a big shot among the first-class eunuchs. Now, however, he was being scolded by a young whippersnapper of around twenty without any mercy, and yet he didn't dare to utter a single word in response. Du Xiong and the others just shrank their necks again and again... Even dead eunuchs would shrink their balls, what's the point of being tough?!

  "The sky is bright..." Li Shuangxi's face was stern, his chin raised high. At this time, the morning light was faintly visible, and objects could already be seen vaguely. He turned around to look back, but saw more than a dozen Ming army generals opening their bows and arrows, only thirty or forty steps away. A round of arrow rain came over, and more than ten horses were shot down to the ground.

  In recent years, has the Imperial Guard Cavalry ever suffered such a great loss?

  Li Shuangxi was also furious, shouting on horseback: "The whole army will continue to advance, leaving 300 people to wipe out this team of Ming troops who don't know how to live or die. Listen clearly, not a single one is allowed to be left!"

  His military order was naturally transmitted immediately, and a general took the initiative to volunteer. From the right-wing team, more than 300 cavalrymen were divided into a stream, rushing towards the Ming army cavalry that had been entangled with the main force.

  "Since you still have hot blood..." Li Shuangxi didn't turn his head back, he just whipped the horse to continue moving forward, but in his heart, he was only coldly smiling: "You must be made to shed all your blood!"

  The rebels had not yet established a clear policy for dealing with Ming dynasty civil officials, but were relatively courteous to military officers. After fighting against government troops for over a decade, except for those who really couldn't be tolerated, all those who surrendered were treated with courtesy and respect.

  The main reason is that the foundation of the army is too shallow, and only a few million reliable old troops can be relied on. The remaining tens of millions of so-called great armies are half strong and weak civilians, and even among those with armor and weapons, there may not be many.

  This kind of army, similar to a wrapped-up force, has been fighting for a long time and has accumulated equipment and experience, but the disadvantage is that in the past two years, there haven't been any large-scale battles worth mentioning, and the number of troops trained is limited. The reliable core main forces do not exceed 2 million people.

  The larger the territory, the more obvious the symptoms of lack of soldiers and generals... So the Xiang Army's program for the Ming Army was very simple: surrender and be spared, resist and be killed until the rivers flow with blood!

  Yulin is like this, Ningwu is also like this!

  Li Zicheng's mind, Li Shuangxi naturally understood. This time, they were able to easily enter the capital, originally it should have been a peaceful and auspicious occasion, but as long as anyone dared to rise up in resistance, they would be completely exterminated!

  The new dynasty's laws are strict, it requires this kind of iron and blood-like wrist and determination...

  Just now, when passing by Zhengyangmen, Li Shuangxi also left a few hundred cavalry to assist in the battle. When arriving here, he had to control each gate and left several hundred cavalry again. He then left 300 cavalry with Gong Yonggong to fight, and there were only over 800 cavalry left around him.

  This number of people is enough even for Li Shuangxi and Du Xun!

  "The prince has also been practicing his inner skills for several months, but only with over 300 riders..." On horseback, despite being blown by a bellyful of cold wind, Du Yun still didn't stop talking: "As for the thousands of eunuchs in the imperial palace... it's just a joke... don't worry about it, General, just focus on catching up!"

  "What nonsense you're talking!"

  Li Shuangxi's youthful temperament, although he had already sensed that this eunuch was quite devoted, his words were still cold and impolite. But what kind of person was Du Yun? How could he not detect the subtle changes in Li Shuangxi's tone?

  At this moment, he was secretly delighted... This young man who had become a general after being a bandit was still a beardless boy, looking fierce but waiting for Old Du to slowly deal with him!

  After such a gallop, when they arrived near Chaoyang Gate, their bodies were all hot and sweaty from holding back the horses, with shiny beads of sweat on their foreheads and faces, and even the palms of their hands grasping the knives and spears were dripping with sweat.

  This time, it really is broad daylight.

  "Light the torch!"

  Li Shuangxi gave an order, and hundreds of torches were thrown into the air, drawing a beautiful parabola across the sky before finally landing on the ground.

  Such an action, although the 800 riders did not make a sound, without the sound of gold drums, but the training was precise, the commands were strict and uniform, and it was evident in this simple action.

  "Listen up!" Du Xun was also desperately shouting, disregarding everything, only pulling his throat towards the city head and shouting: "The new dynasty's army has arrived, led by the new emperor's adopted son, right in front of you is the new emperor's imperial guard! The king's heavenly power is mighty, let alone the dragon and tiger guards who protect the imperial carriage? Even without siege equipment, the fall of the city is just a matter of time. General's orders: those who surrender will not be killed, anyone who dares to open fire or shoot arrows against the royal army will be slaughtered!"

  He shouted himself hoarse, on the city wall except for the fluttering military flag, and vaguely saw someone flashing behind the crenels and horse face walls, otherwise there was not a single sound.

  "The outer city has fallen, and the Zhengyang and Chongwen gates have also fallen!" Du Xun continued to shout loudly: "Why bother serving a country that is about to perish? From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to now, has there ever been a country that did not perish? The Ming dynasty has lasted for nearly three hundred years, it's almost time..."

  "I will have you beheaded for treason today!"

  Wang Jiayan emerged from behind the stack, wearing a black robe with a white belt, and pointed his spear at the enemy, shouting: "Follow me in shooting!"

  The city wall suddenly dropped rain-like arrows, but the vanguard was very experienced, and the distance between them was relatively far. Even if there were sparse arrows falling into the formation, they were weak and powerless, and a long spear blocked them.

  Du Xun was even more cunning. As soon as Wang Jia Yan came out, he retreated to the back of the formation, and the arrows couldn't reach him at all.

  "Damn it! Unfortunately, I don't have a cannon!" Wang Jia Yan also rarely cursed and punched the city wall heavily. His temper was indeed getting worse with age. With this punch, he actually hurt his own hand, causing the skin to crack and blood to flow profusely!

  Li Banghua shook his head and said, "What's the point of this!"

  "Hey......" Wang Jiayan smiled bitterly: "Du Xun, this eunuch didn't lie, the outer city is indeed lost."

  At this time, the sky was bright, and the situation in the city could be seen relatively clearly. The enemy cavalry had already pressed towards the inner city gate, and although Zhengyang Gate had not yet been lost, it seemed that it would not last for too long. Moreover, the enemy cavalry had come all the way to this point, indicating that the other eastern city gates might not be so secure either.

  If the Minister of War in charge of defending the capital knew that it was only a few thousand cavalrymen who broke into the city, he would probably spit blood on this city wall.